We have posted previous entries discussing the need for apartment owners and management companies to ensure that reasonable accommodation and reasonable modification requests from residents are appropriately handled. The consequences
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April is Fair Housing Month
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Forty-two years ago, in April 1968, the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) became law. In each succeeding April, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) celebrates Fair Housing Month to…
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HUD Charges Landlord in Companion Animal Reasonable Accommodation Case
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Recently, we wrote entries about service animals and a variety of issues that property management and owners of service and/or companion animals should consider here and here (or you can…
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A Cautionary (and Expensive) Tale
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The Fair Housing Act (FHA) has been on the books for decades. Professional apartment community owners know the law and we train our employees to follow the law. Providing housing…
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Mobile Home Park Pays Large Settlement to Settle Charges of Discrimination Based on Familial Status
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We’ve talked a bit on this blog about the different classes that are protected under the Fair Housing Act ( “FHA”) — including race, national origin, sex, color, disability and…
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FHA and the Statute of Limitations
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Does the statute of limitations for FHA claims arising from design and construction claims expire two years after the last certificate of ioccupancy is Filed?
Not always.
A recent case…
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